The appointment of Rivelo as CEO “will help us capitalize on opportunities as we evolve and expand our offerings across our product suite,” said Anand Purusothaman, AppViewX chairman, in a news release announcing Rivelo’s hiring. “I’m absolutely confident that he is the best person to lead us into this fantastic new phase.”

The announcement from privately held AppViewX didn’t reference the circumstances of Rivelo’s departure from F5, the publicly traded security technology and network infrastructure company. F5 executives have repeatedly declined to provide details, other than to say the departure was unrelated to F5’s operating performance or financial condition.